Jewish penicillin

I've been feeling not-well for over a week now. First I had a toothache (and a root canal). Then I had a sinus infection, and my left nostril became a yucky faucet. I was on antibiotics for both of those, and kept thinking the penicillin would kick in and the drippiness would dry up.

Several days ago, I had to acknowledge that what I have now is a realio trulio coryza cold. I haven't felt particularly hungry (though that hasn't kept me from eating, alas, if food is put in front of me), but I've drunk a lot of tea with honey.

Today, I thought to myself, self, what I really want for lunch is chicken soup. I didn't have any of the good stuff in the house, let alone homemade, but I did have a can of Campbell's old-fashioned chicken noodle soup that I'd bought the last time I was feeling rotten. I nuked it and ate it -- kind of bland, but soothing on the throat.

And after that, I was finally able to pop my left ear, which has been plugged to a painful and hearing-impairing state for the past several days, despite all the tea and Sudafed I offered it. I still feel rotten, but my ear feels a lot better.

Honestly, I don't know if there's a connection, but I think I'll buy a couple more cans for future use the next time I go to the grocery.